What Researchers Do:

KEYWORDS – Select the words you will be using to find information effectively and efficiently (Use a variety of words to describe your topic/concepts. Find subject headings that relate to your topic/concept).

USE--Organize, synthesize and communicate information to make your point/argument.

CITE--Ethically and legally access and use info by avoiding plagiarism and citing all your sources.

Keyword Search Tips

Keywords - Enter starting keywords. Scan your results and identify relevant/useful articles.Notice the subject headings. Use these subject heading in your next search. Scan the abstract to get more vocabulary words to use in your next search.

Truncation - Use an asterisks * to get variations of a word. For example: cult* = culture, cultures, cultural